Breaking News LIVE: FB Asks Rahul Gandhi To Remove Post Revealing Identity Of Dalit Girl's Family, Says NCPCR
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Facebook has asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to remove his post from Instagram where identity was revealed of the family of a nine-year-old girl who was allegedly raped and murdered in southwest Delhi, the apex child rights body NCPCR said.
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights shared with PTI copies of the letter that Facebook forwarded to it in response to its summon to the social media giant.
Britain's health regulator has approved Moderna Inc's Covid-19 vaccine for use in children aged 12 to 17 years.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker shot dead by militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district, news agency PTI quoted officials as saying.
I sent in my resignation to Congress president and with all humility thanked her for all the opportunities she has given me. I asked for her blessings and on that issue, I don't think anything more needs to be said: Sushmita Dev, TMC
Serum Institute of India has bought a 50% stake in vials maker Schott Kaisha, the companies said on Tuesday, as the world's largest vaccine maker aims to secure pharmaceutical packaging to meet rising demand due to the pandemic.
"Securing this supply chain is of strategic importance," said Adar Poonawalla, chief executive officer of Serum Institute. "As a longtime customer, we use (Schott's) vials, ampoules and syringes to store our vaccines including (COVID-19 vaccine) Covishield", as quoted by Reuters.
Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal announced that Col Ajay Kothial will be the Chief Minister candidate for the party in Uttarakhand. While making the announcement Kejriwal said, "We are nominating Col Ajay as the CM candidate as he knows what it takes to serve the nation and its people, he has been protecting us from the enemy on the border for all these years and now it is time that he serves people by being with them."
Samajwadi Party MP Shafiqur Rahman Barq commented on the ongoing situation in Afghanistan and defended the takeover by the Taliban.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with athletes of the Paralympics and gave them best wishes for the competition ahead.
India administers over 88 lakh vaccine doses, achieves the highest single-day record of COVID-19 vaccination: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya
An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter scale hit 83km SE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan at 6.08 am today: National Center for Seismology
The US eased travel advisory for India to its second-lowest level of “exercise increased caution” after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) claimed that India now has a “moderate level of Covid-19.
“Your risk of contracting COVID-19 and developing severe symptoms may be lower if you are fully vaccinated with an FDA authorised vaccine. Before planning any international travel, please review the CDC’s specific recommendations for vaccinated and unvaccinated travellers,” the state department said on Monday.
Several Indians in Afghanistan wanting to be repatriated to India are in a secure area and will be brought back home safely in a day or two: ANI Sources
Background
Breaking News LIVE, 17 August, 2021: The Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement that India will help members of Afghanistan’s Sikh and Hindu community to come to India.
“We are in constant touch with the representatives of Afghan Sikh and Hindu communities. We will facilitate repatriation to India of those who wish to leave Afghanistan,” foreign ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi said in a statement.
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